Abby Jeanne, Lex Allen, Zed Kenzo, Crystal Knives selected for $20,000 Backline grants Matt Wild September 7, 2018 Friday afternoon, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and gener8tor announced the recipients of their Backline accelerator program. First unveiled in March, Backline is a "grant and educational initiative designed to help M...
Watch Zed Kenzo’s new “Touchdown” music video Tyler Maas April 8, 2018 Since returning to Milwaukee more than three years ago, Zed Kenzo has quietly been putting together material for a true blue full-length project, but only allowing listeners to peek behind the creative curtain ...
What the hell, here are some more Milwaukee-made holiday songs Tyler Maas December 26, 2017 Almost every December of Milwaukee Record's existence, we've rounded up a mess of amazingly tolerable local songs that are helping to improve the predominately terrible holiday music genre. This year was no dif...
Stream Zed Kenzo’s scathing seasonal single, “Scary Spice” Tyler Maas September 29, 2016 Less than two years removed from returning to town, Zecháriah Ruffin has quickly established herself as an inimitable, valued, and oh-so-active figure in Milwaukee hip-hop as Zed Kenzo. Though she's been pili...
Zed Kenzo blends appreciation with ambition Tyler Maas June 8, 2016 // A little over a year ago, Zecháriah Ruffin returned to Milwaukee after a short (and not-so sweet) stint in Los Angeles. Focused more on getting her life back in order than music at the time, she—under th...
Mozaic and Zed Kenzo shimmer in “Imitation Diamonds” video Tyler Maas May 11, 2016 // Over the last year or so, Milwaukee rappers and filmmakers have shown an innate ability to forge outstanding videos with little-to-no budget. WebsterX's locally-shot videos for "Doomsday" and "Lately" ar...